Shrouding the Heavens: The Ruthless Heavenly Emperor

The corpses were like a hundred thousand mountains, and there were ruins everywhere. There were snow-white mountains of bones and blood-stained peaks.

On the highest mountain of corpses, a white-haired figure held a bone knife stuck in the mountain, kneeling on one side. His white hair was stained with blood, covering half of his face, and the white strands of hair were scattered among the corpses at his feet.

In front of him, there was a broken dragon stele and a blurry figure lying behind it. In front of the broken bone club, a burly man was split in two.

Even more striking were the purple-gold bells that shattered into fragments, along with the golden mace, the green ancient pagoda, the five-colored stones, and other ancient imperial weapons, all of which fell before Xu Changqing.

"This is perhaps the most extraordinary aspect of my physique." Xu Changqing was amazed when he saw this strange phenomenon. He never expected that it could absorb the Heavenly Tribulation Mark that had helped him defeat the Ancient Emperor.

He also took this strange phenomenon.

A taboo name—Emperor's Fall.

Xu Changqing went into seclusion. Since severing his sword, he had been inspired to create supernatural powers.

"The secret of movement is the speed of the world, but my Heavenly Will Blade cannot be dodged no matter how you move. After I severed my emotions, I comprehended the profound meaning of the Heavenly Will Blade, which made my Heavenly Will Blade technique even more mature."

"Spiritual Reincarnation, a secret technique constructed from the emotional power within my five internal organs, allows me to trap my opponents in the world of their most painful and sweetest memories, causing them to momentarily lose their focus. This technique is a perfect way to defeat her."

She is obsessed with something, so once Xu Changqing faces her, it is difficult to determine a winner. However, as long as he stirs up her memories from back then, she will lose her focus for a moment and he can win.

However, this move can only be used once, but it is also the key to victory.

The youthful moment when he was able to defeat the Ruthless Emperor is also worthy of being recorded in ancient history.

"The Draw Sword Slash is a secret technique that kills with a single strike. It is designed to counter the riddle of the word 'all'. It is nurtured above the Sea of ​​Bitterness with the ruthless sword intent. Once the sword intent is unleashed after hundreds of years, it will be a devastating force that will shake the heavens and the earth. Even ten times the combat power cannot withstand it."

During his three hundred years of wandering, Xu Changqing created countless techniques and supernatural abilities, but he was most satisfied with these three secret arts and his own extraordinary appearance.

He also possesses countless martial arts techniques, including all sorts of strange and unusual ones, and is not lacking in offensive supernatural abilities.

He possesses almost everything except for the Great Emperor's scriptures and secret techniques.

"Now that we have realized our true selves, let us embark on the ancient path through the starry sky."

"In the name of ruthlessness, we will conquer the path to the Emperor!"

Xu Changqing's fighting spirit soared, erupting in a frenzied dance. His battle intent burst forth, directly breaking through the auspicious clouds, like a drawn sword, transforming into a white light that shot into the starry sky.

The thought of facing off against the woman in white filled him with excitement and high morale.

He also fantasized about what kind of faces his enemies would have when they heard the news that he was invincible in the starry sky.

Chapter 12 Departure

The starlight shone brightly, dazzling and boundless, like a beautiful painting. The stars seemed within reach, and the purple-blue Milky Way flowed, casting down streaks of starlight, peaceful and sacred.

With his white hair and boundless sword intent, Xu Changqing broke through that world, piercing through a blurry barrier and arriving in the starry sky, where billions of stars shone brightly.

It wasn't pitch black around him; starlight was everywhere. A brilliant Milky Way passed by him, and starlight twinkled as it went by.

The boundless universe, the dazzling starry sky, the stars that were once out of reach in childhood are now within reach, and the sun that we once feared can now be shattered with a single slap.

"Perhaps this is the beauty that cultivation brings: to see the things that mortals once revered, to see the enormous objects that they once feared, and to experience the exhilarating feeling of shattering the sun with a single palm strike," Xu Changqing murmured to himself.

He found his past thoughts laughable. Back then, when he learned that this was the world of "Covering the Sky," the era of the Ruthless Great Emperor, he did not want to compete but instead wanted to peacefully spend a hundred years of his life.

Now, he possesses the cultivation of a half-saint, and is able to traverse the starry sky with great power. Although he cannot traverse that far, he can still look directly at this universe.

"I have no coordinates, so I can only wander around randomly," Xu Changqing muttered to himself, after all, there was nothing he could do about it.

As for where the ancient human road that the boy mentioned was, how would he know? He hadn't seen it.

He had no choice but to wander around aimlessly.

Even if he encountered unforeseen events in the starry sky, he accepted them.

Sometimes, luck is also a form of strength; if you're unlucky, you'll still die.

Without turning his head, Xu Changqing transformed into a dazzling light, becoming a comet in the dark universe, charging headlong through the darkness without any fear.

"Boom boom boom"

He had smashed countless stars and pierced through countless galaxies along the way, and he didn't know how long this journey had taken him.

When his body is depleted of spiritual energy, he will sit cross-legged on a star in the universe and take out the divine medicine left to him by the Quasi-Emperor to replenish his energy.

As billions of stars intersected, sometimes passing through dark, lifeless regions, sometimes crashing into black holes, or even revealing broken, skeletal stars, he would stop to appreciate their allure.

Xu Changqing did not stop caring about the mortals' curiosity about the starry sky back then after becoming powerful; on the contrary, he fulfilled his dream from back then.

He wondered what it would be like if he could traverse the starry sky.

Now he knows that the starry sky is not as beautiful as those people imagine, nor is it quiet, because when the big stars move, they make a piercing rumbling sound, and there is also the sound of grinding teeth, and meteorites gather into rivers that run through the dark universe.

And those glittering galaxies, some of which he could feel pain upon touching, were made of some unknown substance.

Upon entering a black hole, one finds it filled with light particles, various substances converging together before exploding into some kind of terrifying radiation.

"Although the starry sky looks beautiful, once you step into it, you will fall into a dangerous situation. No wonder those Dao-slaying experts did not choose to travel through the starry sky alone, but instead followed the coordinates to embark on the ancient starry sky road."

Xu Changqing wandered for countless years after that, losing all sense of time. In the starry sky, he had no sense of left, right, up, or down; everything was in chaos.

However, he could feel that his strength was continuously increasing.

He successfully digested everything in his mind, and with just a little effort, he could break through to the realm of a saint.

In the deep, cold universe, there are no stars, no galaxies, and even meteorites are rare.

However, to Xu Changqing's surprise, he saw gray mist gathering in front of him, as vast as a boundless ocean.

Even his intuition told him that this was an emotion of greed.

There was prey lying in ambush for him!

"A being that can appear in the starry sky must be extraordinary." Xu Changqing muttered to himself, and without any hesitation, he took out his bone knife.

The bone knife is over 1.6 meters long, milky white overall, with a dark red blade, and emits a faint smell of blood.

This knife has killed countless lives and absorbed countless divine essences, making it exceptionally hard.

Ahead lay a pitch-black universe, without a single ray of light.

"call!"

An extremely powerful storm swept across the starry sky, causing the surrounding gray meteorites to explode and turn into dust in an instant.

Xu Changqing stood in the starry sky, as small as a cell, so small that his figure was invisible, and the gale could not harm him.

"Roar!"

A loud roar rang out, and a strong stench of blood swept through the air with the gale, making Xu Changqing's white hair stand on end and his black clothes flutter wildly.

In the dark, deep, and cold universe, rows of white light suddenly appeared, and just one glance made Xu Changqing tense.

He saw two rows of endless teeth, and crimson eyes larger than the sun, staring greedily at him.

This is a colossal creature!

It was the first time he had ever seen such a large creature.

In the dark universe, two rows of teeth, like the Great Wall, gleamed, and eerie, enormous eyes stared at the tiny Xu Changqing.

"Roar!"

The enormous creature let out a deafening roar that shook the starry sky.

But it was this roar that made Xu Changqing realize that this creature's cultivation level was not high, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It was impossible to see what the monster looked like, only that it was enormous, with a pair of terrifying eyes and two rows of sharp teeth that gleamed coldly like the Great Wall.

"A mere creature at the Dao-Slaying level dares to bark at me?" Xu Changqing said coldly. Then, he simply raised the bone knife in his hand and slashed fiercely towards the direction of the scarlet eyes.

"Hey!"

An unparalleled white blade of light cleaved through the pitch-black universe, illuminating the area as if someone had ascended to immortality. Within that light, tiny feathers drifted down, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

"puff!"

As a semi-saint level expert, he naturally killed the enormous creature in a single move.

A silvery liquid appeared like a river; it was the blood of that enormous creature, carrying a strong, pungent smell of blood, and radiating starlight.

"It's been so long since I've had meat." Xu Changqing sheathed his bone knife and approached the enormous creature. The sight of its smooth, delicate skin stirred his heart.

A move.

This creature had no scales; its skin was oily and shiny. Its head resembled a tiger's, but it looked even more frightening than a tiger.

Its enormous body, like a giant dragon, lies prone in the universe, slowly dripping blood.

Its hair alone was many times larger than Xu Changqing's.

To prevent the creature from having any powerful backers, Xu Changqing chose to cut off a portion of its flesh and left immediately without lingering.

He is cautious.

"boom!"

The moment his front foot stepped out, a golden pillar appeared behind him and rushed towards him.

Golden divine light pierced through everything, cutting through the void and arriving directly behind Xu Changqing. Wherever the divine light passed, a huge crack appeared.

A cold light appeared in Xu Changqing's eyes. He snorted coldly, turned around, and raised his palm. A white, flat wall appeared in front of him.

boom!

A tremendous sound erupted, like a cosmic explosion, with all sorts of intense energy bursting forth, incredibly fiery, like fireworks exploding in the dark night sky.

Just then, Xu Changqing saw a huge blue warship slowly emerge from a black hole. First, three sharp blade-like objects appeared, and finally, the entire magnificent blue iron shell appeared.

"Not bad. It can actually withstand a casual attack from a Saint-level warship. It seems to be an extraordinary physique."

An incomprehensible language emanated from the massive warship, but through the mental vibrations, Xu Changqing was naturally able to grasp its meaning.

Xu Changqing neither ran away nor spoke; he simply stood quietly in the dark universe, confronting the approaching warship.

He could sense the threat, but it wasn't fatal.

"A Saint-level warship? That means this warship possesses the combat power of a Saint. But unfortunately, an inanimate object is still an inanimate object. If a true Saint were to face me, he might pose a slight fatal threat, but unfortunately, an inanimate object cannot."

Xu Changqing assessed his own combat strength; he was able to enter the forbidden realm when he reached the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Back in Sendai, he was able to control the power of the Eight Forbidden Realms at will. Now, with the power of a half-saint, coupled with his comprehension and physique, he can easily enter the realm of divine forbidden realms.

A saint? Not a genius-level expert; they're not even worth mentioning in front of him.